There are at least three(3) major network providers in the Philippines having different number prefixes – Smart, Globe and DITO (which will be launched on March 2021). Smart has Sun and TNT as their subsidiary network while Globe also has TM and Cherry Prepaid.
With this many cellular services operating in the country, it is really not easy to say to what network a phone number belongs to. But, don’t worry. We are here to help you identify if a phone number belongs to Smart, Globe, Sun, TM, TNT, Cherry or the new telco, DITO.
How to check a phone number’s Mobile Network?
If you have a phone number right now and want to know its network provider, you can do so by checking at its first 4 digits – also known as mobile number prefixes. Then, find that number in the table below with its corresponding mobile network.
PS: If the phone number you have is in international format, simply take the first 5 digits of the number and change 63 to 0.
Full list of mobile number prefixes in the Philippines
| PREFIX | NETWORK |
|---|---|
| 0813 | Smart Postpaid |
| 0817 | Globe Postpaid |
| 0900 | Smart |
| 0901 | na |
| 0902 | na |
| 0903 | na |
| 0904 | Globe |
| 0905 | Globe or TM |
| 0906 | Globe or TM |
| 0907 | TNT |
| 0908 | Smart |
| 0909 | TNT |
| 0910 | TNT |
| 0911 | Smart |
| 0912 | TNT |
| 0913 | Smart |
| 0914 | Smart |
| 0915 | Globe or TM |
| 0916 | Globe or TM |
| 0917 | Globe or TM |
| 0918 | Smart or TNT |
| 0919 | Smart |
| 0920 | Smart |
| 0921 | Smart |
| 0922 | Sun Cellular |
| 0923 | Sun Cellular |
| 0924 | Sun Cellular |
| 0925 | Sun Cellular |
| 0926 | Globe or TM |
| 0927 | Globe or TM |
| 0928 | Smart |
| 0929 | Smart or TNT |
| 0930 | TNT |
| 0931 | Sun Cellular |
| 0932 | Sun Cellular |
| 0933 | Sun Cellular |
| 0934 | Sun Cellular |
| 0935 | Globe or TM |
| 0936 | Globe or TM |
| 0937 | Globe |
| 0938 | TNT |
| 0939 | Smart |
| 0940 | Smart |
| 0941 | Sun Cellular |
| 0942 | Sun Cellular |
| 0943 | Sun Cellular |
| 0944 | Sun Cellular |
| 0945 | Globe or TM |
| 0946 | TNT |
| 0947 | Smart |
| 0948 | TNT |
| 0949 | Smart |
| 0950 | TNT |
| 0951 | Smart |
| 0952 | Sun Cellular |
| 0953 | Globe |
| 0954 | Globe |
| 0955 | Globe or TM |
| 0956 | Globe or TM |
| 0957 | Smart |
| 0958 | Smart |
| 0959 | Smart |
| 0960 | Smart |
| 0961 | Smart |
| 0962 | Sun Cellular |
| 0963 | Globe |
| 0964 | Globe |
| 0965 | Globe |
| 0966 | Globe or TM |
| 0967 | Globe |
| 0968 | Smart |
| 0969 | Smart |
| 0970 | Smart |
| 0971 | Sun Cellular |
| 0972 | Sun Cellular |
| 0973 | Extelcom |
| 0974 | Extelcom |
| 0975 | Globe or TM |
| 0976 | Globe |
| 0977 | Globe or TM |
| 0978 | Globe |
| 0979 | Globe |
| 0980 | Next Mobile |
| 0981 | Smart |
| 0982 | Smart |
| 0983 | na |
| 0984 | na |
| 0985 | Smart |
| 0986 | na |
| 0987 | na |
| 0988 | na |
| 0989 | Smart or TNT |
| 0990 | na |
| 0991 | na |
| 0992 | Smart or TNT |
| 0993 | na |
| 0994 | Globe |
| 0995 | Globe or TM |
| 0996 | Cherry Prepaid |
| 0997 | Globe or TM |
| 0998 | Smart or TNT |
| 0999 | Smart |
And there you have it!
Understanding the Number Prefixes
In the Philippines, the telecom companies us a prefix number to easily identify a mobile number’s network. It is called prefix number since it can be found at the the beginning of the 11-digit phone number.
For example, if your phone number is 09123456789, then your prefix number is 0912. In some instances, the number is based on the international format. The Philippines’ country code (63) is being used in the beginning rather than 0. In this case, 09123456789 will become 639123456789. Then you are thinking, is 6391 the prefix number? Well, the answer is NO!
When you encounter a number in the international format, just replaced 63 with 0. Using the example above, your prefix number will still be 0912. By checking at the table below, we can then say that the mobile network of 09123456789 is TNT.